Kenwood RC-D710 - Manual (Page 49)

APRS-9
The table below shows the meanings of the symbols to be
shown in step 2.
q Meaning
Message addressed to you
B Bulletin message
! Report by the National Weather Service
w RX or TX?
← Received message (or bulletin)
→ A message (or bulletin) for transmitting
e Status
n 1
“n” indicates the remaining number of times
for transmitting the message (or bulletin).
1
A message for which a reception
acknowledgment was returned
. 1
A message (or bulletin) transmitted
5 times (For a message, a reception
acknowledgment was not returned.)
1 These indicators appear for outgoing messages (or bulletins).
TRANSMITTING A MESSAGE
When you press [SEND] on the “MESSAGE LIST” display,
the remaining messages on the Message List will be
transmitted.
After entering a message on the message display,
pressing the Tuning Control will cause it to transmit every
minute.
BASIC SETTINGS
Enter Menu mode and access Menu 600.
■ My Callsign <MY CALLSIGN>
Program your callsign using a maximum of 9
alphanumeric characters. You may include SSID
characters in the string. Unless you program a callsign,
you cannot transmit APRS packets.
1 Select MY CALLSIGN.
• The display for entering a callsign appears; the first
digit blinks. The default is “NOCALL”.
2 Rotate the Tuning control to select the first digit.
• You can enter 0 to 9, A to Z, and –.
3 Press the Tuning control.
• The cursor moves to the next digit.
4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to enter up to 9 digits.
Note: When all settings are blank, “NOCALL” is automatically
set. In this case, the Position packet or Message packet cannot
be transmitted.
■ Beacon Type <BEACON TYPE>
[APRS]: Beacons are transmitted in APRS format
when the “APRS” icon appears on the upper left of the
display. Additionally, in Menu mode, only those menus
which can be set with APRS are displayed.
[NAVITRA]: Beacons are transmitted in NAVITRA
format when the “NAVITRA” icon appears on the upper
left of the display. Additionally, in Menu mode, only
those menus which can be set with NAVITRA are
displayed.
Not-yet-read
indicator
Time/ Date < before today >
(message received)
Sequence